[blparent] latching on?

[Tammy, Paul and Colyn]

Hi,

Actually I am going through the reverse of that right now, because Remus 
won't drink from anywhere but my breast.  We've gotten him to take a bit 
from a sippy cup, and for now it's just experimental and I don't need him to 
drink from a bottle or a cup, but soon he'll need more then just milk to 
drink.  Any suggestions?

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] latching on?


> Sarah took both breast and bottle for the whole time she was nursing, and 
> she switched back and forth between the two just fine.  The lactation 
> consultant I had from the hospital where Sarah was born said she could 
> count on one hand the babies who had developed nipple confusion in the 
> fifteen years or so she'd been helping women to breastfeed.  I wouldn't 
> worry about that right now, since the biggest thing is getting nourishment 
> into your baby boy so he can gain weight.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify 
> the hunters.--African Proverb
>
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> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 8:06 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] latching on?
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Also, don't worry if you feel you have to give him a bottle once in 
>> awhile. Getting him fed is more important right now, and feeding him from 
>> a bottle if you have to will very rarely result in nipple confusion, and 
>> don't listen to anybody who says it will.  Most important thing about 
>> breast feeding is to relax and be calm, and if you need to, get some help 
>> from whatever your department of public health is called where you live.
>>
>> hth
>>
>> Tammy
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 5:09 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] latching on?
>>
>>
>>> Hi, Leslie.  The only suggestion I have is to keep at it.  Sarah had a 
>>> terribly hard time latching on at first, and I was tempted over and over 
>>> again to just switch her to bottles.  But after a lot of practice, the 
>>> process got easier, and I was glad I stuck with it.  Good luck.
>>>
>>> Jo Elizabeth
>>>
>>> Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always 
>>> glorify the hunters.--African Proverb
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
>>> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 12:44 PM
>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: [blparent] latching on?
>>>
>>>> Hi all. For those of you who breastfeed or did so before, do you have 
>>>> any
>>>> tips on getting your baby to latch on consistently? Of course, I know 
>>>> this
>>>> wil take practice. I use the nipple shield to tickle his mouth and get 
>>>> him
>>>> to open up. Sometimes, he opens up wide right away and I can get him to
>>>> latch on.  But other times, he'll turn away and keep his mouth closed 
>>>> as if
>>>> to say, don't put this thing in my mouth. Any tips would be great. I 
>>>> notice
>>>> that it's harder for him to nurse at night and I'm guessing it's 
>>>> because
>>>> he's so tired.  With him being a premie, I have to use the nipple 
>>>> shiled
>>>> since it will allow him to get my milk easier.  Sometimes, the nipple 
>>>> shield
>>>> falls off and I'll have to put it back on which can be a pain.  He'll 
>>>> take
>>>> his bottles no problem.
>>>>
>>>> Leslie
>>>>
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